Su Shi (1037-1101), whose ancestral home was Luancheng, Hebei Province, was born in Meishan, Meizhou. He died of illness in Changzhou and was buried in Jiaxian County, Ruzhou.
Why did a generation of literary giants, who traveled to Sichuan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Hebei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other places, bury him in Jiacheng County, Ruzhou after his death? (Today's Jiaxian County, Henan Province)?
It stands to reason that Meishan, Sichuan, should be Su Shi's final resting place when his leaves fall back to his roots. After all, his father Su Laoquan is buried here. There is also Hebei, which is the ancestral home of their family. The "Suhuai" in Dingzhou Confucian Temple is still lush and lush to this day. Jiangsu and Zhejiang are also good. The "Su Causeway" of West Lake in Hangzhou and Yunlong Lake in Xuzhou, the local people's love for him has never diminished since ancient times.
In "Lingbi Zhang's Garden", Su Shi wrote about Xuzhou: "I have been in Pengcheng for two years, enjoying its customs. I can't bear to go, and Pengcheng's father is also not tired of it, so I will buy the land." He grew old above the Surabaya River."
Su Shi also had special feelings for Hangzhou. He even believed that he was a monk in a Hangzhou temple in his previous life. He once wrote, "In my previous life, I was in Hangzhou, everywhere. It’s like traveling to the old days.”
Yuezhou is also the place that Su Shi cherishes: "I am begging for Yuezhou in three chapters, and I want to find thousands of valleys to see and communicate!" Dongpo said in the "Begging for Yuezhou Zazi" written to the emperor. His wish was to buy a field in Changzhou, which is close to Yuezhou. It was deserted because there was no one to manage it. If he could be arranged to work in Yuezhou, it would be convenient for him to take care of the farmland and also have a place to live: "Dream Walking around the Queyue Corridor of Wushan Mountain, I felt the fragrance of white plums and oranges. I thought for a moment that it would be the best to return to the field."
Changzhou: "I came to Yangxian and entered Jingxi River, and I suddenly felt like I was enjoying myself. "Su Shi lived in no fixed place throughout his life, wandering everywhere, suffering from poverty and illness. Where was his final destination? Su Shi chose Yangxian, Changzhou (now Yixing, Wuxi) and was demoted to Danzhou. At that time, Su Shi settled his whole family here and went to Lingnan with only his third son Su Guo and his concubine Chaoyun. By the time Su Shi returned to Changzhou, he was already 66 years old and suffering from various illnesses. On July 28, Su Shi died of illness in the Changzhou asylum.
When Shi was ill, he wrote to his younger brother Su Che, saying: "I am about to die. Bury me at the foot of Songshan Mountain, and my son will inscribe it for me." Su Shi's three sons complied with their father's wishes and buried him in Juntai, Jiaxian County, Ruzhou. Small Emei Mountain in Ruili, rural area.
Eleven years later, in the second year of Zhenghe (1112), Su Zhe also died in Yingchang (Xuchang). Su Zhezi buried him and his brother Su Shi in the same place, which was called "Er Su" at the time. grave".
Su Xun, the father of the two brothers, was originally buried in his hometown of Meishan, Sichuan. In the winter of the 10th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1350), Yin Yangyun of Jiacheng County paid a visit to Su Xun. Mr. Fu Laoquan taught that even though the tombs of Meiru and Meiru are thousands of miles away from each other, the spirits coming and going will have to descend to the left and right." So the tomb of Su Xun (Laoquan) was placed "between the two princes", and from then on It is called "Sansu Tomb".
Jiacheng, Ruzhou. In the seventh year of Yuanfeng (1084), Su Shi was demoted to be the deputy envoy of Tuanlian in Ruzhou. His younger brother Su Che also went out to Ruzhou later. During this period, the two brothers got together many times. Su Che led his brother to visit the scenic spots in Ruzhou and passed by Jiacheng. County, I saw the rolling peaks, beautiful mountains and waters, and the pleasant scenery here, especially when I climbed to the Huangdi Juntiantai and looked north at Lianhua Mountain. "His hometown", so it was agreed that this would be the place of destination from now on.
The two brothers Su Shi and Su Che met and were buried in Jiaxian County after their deaths. In addition to being "similar in appearance to other villages", in the Song Dynasty when Su Shi was alive, Jiaxian County was also a place of great geomantic and cultural attractions, with a radius of one or two hundred miles. , including the then capital city of Kaifeng and major cities such as Luoyang and Xuchang, as well as the famous Songshan Mountain and the Song Dynasty Tombs in Gongyi, it was a regional circle with a gathering of humanity. "Sansu Tomb" is located on the ancient road of Xuchang and Luoyang. It is the only place that Sichuan must pass when entering Beijing (Kaifeng). Literati, officials and people of all ages will come here to pay homage to Su Shi and pray for Su Shi. Bachelor's blessing.
According to legend, when scholars who came to Beijing to take exams went to pay homage to Su Shi's tomb, they would cover their eyes with a handkerchief, then start from the altar and touch the incense burner in front of Su Shi's tomb. When the gold medal was named, there were a lot of cars and horses, and it was very lively.
However, Su Shi would not have imagined that just over twenty years after his death, Tokyo would be captured by the Jin soldiers. The political and cultural centers of the Northern Song Dynasty repeatedly moved south to Nanjing and Hangzhou, and the Later Yuan Dynasty destroyed most of the capitals of the Southern Song Dynasty. (Beijing), the capital of all dynasties never returned to the Central Plains.
Similar to the situation when Gongling Tomb of Song Dynasty was razed to farmland, Songshan Mountain has become increasingly deserted and inaccessible. Naturally, Jiaxian County has gradually become a remote and remote place, and the "Sansu Tomb" has gradually been forgotten by the world.
Read "Shi'er" by Lu You, the literary leader of the Southern Song Dynasty, and you can better understand why Lu You's predecessor Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty was buried in Jiaxian County, even though the Song Dynasty abused him thousands of times, causing him to live in exile for half his life. , Su Shi still cared about the court until his death. "It was difficult to achieve great ambitions during his lifetime. After his death, he was buried here to pay attention to the safety of the country and fulfill his loyalty."
Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, "Sansu" is buried here, carrying a rich cultural heritage, how lucky it is!